BEEMANS
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:32 am
Beemans and Blackjack and Cloves has made it's traditional way back to storeshelves here in Fresnjo. Remember the famous line from "Rightstuff"? "BEEMANS"?
Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:10 am
Chuck Yeager: "Hey, Ridley?"
Jack Ridley (Levon Helm): "Yeah?"
Chuck Yeager: "You got any Beemans?"
Jack Ridley: "I might have me a stick."
Chuck Yeager: "Well, loan me some, will ya? I'll pay you back later."
Jack Ridley: "Fair enough."
Chuck Yeager: "I think I see a plane over here with my name on it."
Jack Ridley (Levon Helm): "Yeah?"
Chuck Yeager: "You got any Beemans?"
Jack Ridley: "I might have me a stick."
Chuck Yeager: "Well, loan me some, will ya? I'll pay you back later."
Jack Ridley: "Fair enough."
Chuck Yeager: "I think I see a plane over here with my name on it."
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:23 am
I've had a pack of each one on the console of my 63 Thunderbird for years along with fuzzy dice on the mirror. 
Loved BLACKJACK as a kid and still prefer real, black licorice to that nasty red vine crap
Loved BLACKJACK as a kid and still prefer real, black licorice to that nasty red vine crap
Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:30 am
The Inspector wrote:I've had a pack of each one on the console of my 63 Thunderbird for years along with fuzzy dice on the mirror.
Loved BLACKJACK as a kid and still prefer real, black licorice to that nasty red vine crap
LOL.......... I got a pack in every military vehicle I own and the flight suits for the N3N............I wont say how many times we have said that quote before a flight!!!!
You can get the full packages on ebay pretty cheap...........I picked up 3 not to long ago so I got plenty!!
Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:50 am
Blackjack is the BEST!!!!!!
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:22 am
"Ridley" today (well, last month in Kettering, OH anyway):
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:24 am
Oooooh...that stuff really is nasty.
Shudder.
Of course, I can remember chewing gum while having the O2 mask on, and chewing the same piece for so long that it ultimately dissolved in my mouth somewhere over west Texas. EEEEEWWWWW....
Shudder.
Of course, I can remember chewing gum while having the O2 mask on, and chewing the same piece for so long that it ultimately dissolved in my mouth somewhere over west Texas. EEEEEWWWWW....
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:56 am
being a merchant, i know those iconic nostalgic gums have been re-produced at certain times of the year for a number of years now. yes, they are a hoot for nostalgia, & a great piece of aviation history!! when i carried candy at my store i would always buy them when they were offered by my vendor. they always sold out fast!!
Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:46 am
You can usually pick Beemans, etc. up at any Cracker Barrel restaurant, in their candy section, along with lots of other "forgotten" favorites!
Robbie
Robbie
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Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:40 pm
DaveG wrote:"Ridley" today (well, last month in Kettering, OH anyway):
Otherwise known as Levon Helm from The Band.
Greg